Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was her second US Open title and second major singles title overall. Clijsters was the first unseeded player and wild card to win the title, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Following her win, she appeared at world No. 19 in the rankings. It was only Clijsters' third tournament since giving birth and coming out of retirement, and has been described as one of the most stunning championship runs in tennis history.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Clijsters. A foot fault was called for Williams at the end of the second set, producing two match points for Clijsters. Williams argued the call and was given a point penalty for intimidating a line judge, ending the match (having already had a warning for racquet abuse earlier in the match).US Open -- Novak Djokovic not the only one to have officials derail a championship run ESPN
Svetlana Kuznetsova's loss in the fourth round guaranteed a first time major finalist from the top half of the draw. Wozniacki was the first Danish woman to reach a major final, and the first Scandinavian woman to reach the final since Molla Bjurstedt Mallory in 1918.
This marked the final major appearance of two-time major champion Amélie Mauresmo, who lost to Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round. This was also the final major singles appearance of Ai Sugiyama, who made a record 62nd consecutive major singles appearance, losing in the first round to Samantha Stosur.
Seeds
Dinara Safina (third round) Serena Williams (semifinals) Venus Williams (fourth round) Elena Dementieva (second round) Jelena Janković (second round) Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round) Vera Zvonareva (fourth round) Victoria Azarenka (third round) Caroline Wozniacki (final) Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals) Ana Ivanovic (first round) Agnieszka Radwańska (second round) Nadia Petrova (fourth round) Marion Bartoli (second round) Samantha Stosur (second round) Virginie Razzano (first round)
Amélie Mauresmo (second round) Li Na (quarterfinals) Patty Schnyder (second round) Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round) Zheng Jie (third round) Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round) Sabine Lisicki (second round) Sorana Cîrstea (third round) Kaia Kanepi (first round) Francesca Schiavone (fourth round) Alisa Kleybanova (first round) Sybille Bammer (first round) Maria Sharapova (third round) Alona Bondarenko (second round) Elena Vesnina (third round) Ágnes Szávay (first round)
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics Category Clijsters Wozniacki 1st serve % 53/85 (62%) 43/63 (68%) 1st serve points won33 of 53 = 62% 23 of 43 = 53% 2nd serve points won15 of 32 = 47% 6 of 20 = 30% Total service points won48 of 85 = 56.47% 29 of 63 = 46.03% Aces3 0 Double faults 2 3 Winners36 10 Unforced errors 34 21 Net points won 11 of 15 = 73% 9 of 15 = 60% Break points converted 5 of 8 = 63% 3 of 12 = 25% Return points won 34 of 63 = 54% 37 of 85 = 44% Total points won 82 66Source
References
External links Draws 2009 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation